Braun & Dieter Rams inspired me to follow product design as a career. I have a deep respect for Dieter Ram’s 10 design commandments. I have always tried to emulate this approach in my own work. I wanted to pay homage to Braun by developing a concept for wireless headphones that was congruent with Ram’s design philosophy.

Each headphone has geometry to allow for easy insertion or removal. The form is distinctive so others can tell you are wearing the headphones from a distance, separating them from a saturated market. I thought about putting the Braun logo on the flat front face but decided that classic Braun would not do anything so garishly self promotional.

I was initially apprehensive about going so minimal and angular on a worn product because I thought it might affect comfort. I tested various options that I 3D printed inhouse. I refined and re-printed new designs until I achieved the best bud angle and softness of the geometry in contact with the user. The version you see in the renderings proved the most comfortable & useable. Please see below for renders and 3D print development.